The graph presents information the level of interest in reading books by underrepresented authors among book readers in Canada as of November 2018. The data shows that the majority of survey respondents were very or somewhat interested in reading books by BIPOC or disabled/differently abled authors, with 46 and 43 percent respectively saying that they would be keen to read books written by or from the point of view of individuals within these groups. However, book readers were less interested in reading books by LGBTQ+ authors or authors from a religious minority.
Level of interest in reading books by underrepresented authors among book readers in Canada as of November 2018
among Canadians who had read or listened to a book in the last 12 months
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*BIPOC = Black, Indigenous and/or people of color.
The source defines the term 'diverse books' as those which are about or from the point of view of Black, Indigenous and/or people of color, LGBTQ+ people, people who are disabled/differently abled, religious minorities and/or books by authors who identify as being part of one or more of these groups.
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BookNet Canada. (May 3, 2019). Level of interest in reading books by underrepresented authors among book readers in Canada as of November 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021336/diverse-books-reading-canada/
BookNet Canada. "Level of interest in reading books by underrepresented authors among book readers in Canada as of November 2018." Chart. May 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021336/diverse-books-reading-canada/
BookNet Canada. (2019). Level of interest in reading books by underrepresented authors among book readers in Canada as of November 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021336/diverse-books-reading-canada/
BookNet Canada. "Level of Interest in Reading Books by Underrepresented Authors among Book Readers in Canada as of November 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021336/diverse-books-reading-canada/
BookNet Canada, Level of interest in reading books by underrepresented authors among book readers in Canada as of November 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021336/diverse-books-reading-canada/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Level of interest in reading books by underrepresented authors among book readers in Canada as of November 2018 [Graph], BookNet Canada, May 3, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1021336/diverse-books-reading-canada/
